PUBG Ransomware Decrypts Your Files If You Play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

in pubg •  7 years ago 

 Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, when the PUBG Ransomware is launched it will encrypt a user's files and folders on the user's desktop and append the .PUBG extension to them. When it has finished encrypting the files, it will display a screen giving you two methods that you can use to decrypt the encrypted files. 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pubg-ransomware-decrypts-your-files-if-you-play-playerunknowns-battlegrounds/

https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam


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      ·  7 years ago 

    That's terrible, but still amazing how far viruses/Ransomeware guys go... So does it only effect Desktop or does it effect all the files in the system?

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